Which cards to export
For LinkedIn, stick to the Satori PNG endpoints: cinematic, hacker, avatar-card, project-card, social-card, article-card, docs-card. Animated SVG cards (cat / dog / Netflix-style) work *only* on GitHub since LinkedIn flattens images. Open `https://coolreadme.xyz/api/cinematic?user=yourname&status=OPEN+TO+WORK` directly in your browser, then save the resulting PNG.
LinkedIn header banner
LinkedIn headers are 1584×396. Our cards are 800×400 — close to the right aspect ratio but not pixel-matched. Use the `social-card` endpoint (800×520) cropped to the banner area, or stitch two cinematic cards side-by-side in any image editor. Many users export and upscale 2x — Satori PNG is clean enough to survive it.
Featured posts
When you post on LinkedIn with an image attached, the image is the hero. A clean, dev-flavored cinematic card outperforms a generic stock photo every time. Use the `article-card` endpoint with your post title — `?title=...&excerpt=...&author=yourname&theme=dark`. Save the PNG, upload to LinkedIn, paste your text. Done.
Profile photo and banner together
If you want a coherent look, use `avatar-card` for your About section image and `social-card` for your banner. Both will pull your real GitHub avatar via `https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/{username}` so the visual identity matches everywhere.
Why not animate?
LinkedIn supports GIF in some surfaces but not in the banner or About section. Save animations for your GitHub profile README. For LinkedIn, lean into static PNG — cleaner, more recruiter-friendly, easier to thumbnail.